A Natural History of English Song-birds, and Such of the Foreign as are Usually Brought Over and Esteem'd for Their Singing: To which are Added, Figures of the Cock, Hen, and Egg of Each Species, Exactly Copied from Nature ... and Curiously Engraven on Copper : Also a Particular Account how to Order the Canary-birds in Breeding : Likewise Their Diseases and CureC. Ware, 1759 - Всего страниц: 96 |
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... Woods , confidering that it had never been yet done , I mean with fuch useful Improvements , than to furnish them with Inftructions for preferving them in their Houses , because they cannot always be en- tertained with their melodious ...
... Woods , confidering that it had never been yet done , I mean with fuch useful Improvements , than to furnish them with Inftructions for preferving them in their Houses , because they cannot always be en- tertained with their melodious ...
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... Wood - Lark's , Nightingale's , and other curious Birds Songs . The Marks of the Cock and Hen . HE Cock and Hen of this Kind are TH fo much alike in the Colour of their Feathers , and Shape of their Bodies , that , notwithstanding I ...
... Wood - Lark's , Nightingale's , and other curious Birds Songs . The Marks of the Cock and Hen . HE Cock and Hen of this Kind are TH fo much alike in the Colour of their Feathers , and Shape of their Bodies , that , notwithstanding I ...
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... Woods or Orchards fometimes in a thick Hedge , near the Ground . The Outfide of her Neft confifts of fine foft green Mofs , interwoven with dead Grass , Hay , Hay , & c . The Infide very curiously plaistered 8 A Natural HISTORY of.
... Woods or Orchards fometimes in a thick Hedge , near the Ground . The Outfide of her Neft confifts of fine foft green Mofs , interwoven with dead Grass , Hay , Hay , & c . The Infide very curiously plaistered 8 A Natural HISTORY of.
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... Wood , or Park , where there are Plenty of Trees , or on Heaths : Her Neft is not very common to be found ; ' tis an or dinary mean Fabrick , made with seemingly little Art : She lays four or five Eggs , of a bluish Colour , spotted at ...
... Wood , or Park , where there are Plenty of Trees , or on Heaths : Her Neft is not very common to be found ; ' tis an or dinary mean Fabrick , made with seemingly little Art : She lays four or five Eggs , of a bluish Colour , spotted at ...
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... Wood- Lark's Meat , or fine Hemp - Seed , but keep moftly to Rape , with a little Canary - Seed mix'd with it . You must remember often to pipe , whistle , or talk to them , whilst they are young , what you are minded they fhould learn ...
... Wood- Lark's Meat , or fine Hemp - Seed , but keep moftly to Rape , with a little Canary - Seed mix'd with it . You must remember often to pipe , whistle , or talk to them , whilst they are young , what you are minded they fhould learn ...
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A Natural History of English Song-Birds, and such of the foreign as are ... Eleazar Albin Полный просмотр - 1759 |
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almoſt Ants Beauty becauſe befides beſt Bill Black-Bird Bread Breaft and Belly breed bruifed bruiſed building their Neft Bullfinch Cage Canary-Bird Canary-Seed Chaffinch Clap-Nets clean cloſe Cock and Hen Cock-Bird Colour Days old Defcription and Character diſcover Diſeaſes Drachms Drams dufky eafily efpecially faid fame Feathers feed themſelves feldom feven fing firft firſt five or fix fmall fome fomething fometimes Food foon fooner freſh ftout fubject fuch fure give Goldfinch Grafs hath Head healthful Bird Hedge Hemp-Seed himſelf Infide keep lays lefs likewife Linnet Liquorice Marks Meal-Worms Mofs moft moſt Moulting muſt nerally Nightingale Number obferve Perfons pleaſant preſently pretty Purpoſe reddiſh Saffron Seed Sheep's Heart ſhould Sky-Lark ſmall Birds ſome Song Sort Spots Tail taken Thefe Birds theſe Birds thofe thoſe Throat Thrush Trees Twite ufually uſe warm Water whiſtle Wings Wood-Larks Yellow young Birds
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Стр. 9 - The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is about four feet in length from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and nearly six feet across the wings.
Стр. 92 - They build a.pretty nest, about which they will sometimes be so industrious, as to begin and finish it in one day, though they are generally two or three days in making their nest ; the hen lays commonly four or five eggs, and sits fourteen days.
Стр. 89 - Breeding and Management of Canary Birds. Canary birds, that are kept tame, will breed three or four times in the year ; they usually begin in April and breed in May and June, though sometimes in July and August. - Towards the middle of March, begin to...
Стр. 2 - It is near six inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, the former being about half an inch, and the latter two inches and a half.
Стр. 92 - They build a pretty neft, about which they will fometimes be fo induftrious, as to begin and fmilli it in one day ; though they are generally two or three days in making their neft. The hen lays commonly four or five eggs, and fits fourteen days. When the young are hatched, leave them to the care of the old ones to nurfe and bring up, till they can fly and feed themfelves. The hen, as I...
Стр. 23 - ... dirty white. The tail is long, the bill strong and slightly curved, eye of a greyish brown, the pupil encircled by a light-colored ring. A bare space extends from the eye to the back of the neck, of a pale bluish color tinged with red. The specimen I have now before me measures twenty-three inches from the tip of his bill to the end of his tail. The tail is eleven and a quarter inches, the bill two and a half inches. I have frequently met with this bird in my travels over the country, and have...
Стр. 93 - ... scalded rapeseed ; when it is boiled soft, bruise the seed fine, and put a little maw seed amongst it, and mix it all together, and give them a sufficient quantity fresh every day ; never let it be stale or sour ; besides this, give them a little scalded rapeseed, and a little rape and canary by itself. You may keep them to this diet till they have done moulting, and afterwards feed them as you do the old ones, unless at any time th,ey are sick, then continue it.
Стр. 89 - March or the beginning of April, put them into the breeding cage for that use ; let it be full large, so that the birds may have the more room to fly and exercise themselves ; let there be two boxes in the cage for the hen to build in, because she will sometimes...
Стр. 88 - March, begin to match your birds, putting one cock and hen into the breedingcage, which should be large, so that the birds may have room to fly and exercise themselves. Place two boxes or little basket-nests in the cage, for the hen to lay her eggs in, because she will sometimes...